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UN publishes draft of COP 27 climate deal

Representative Image SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: United Nations climate agency has published the draft agreement of the 27th Conference of Parties…

2 years ago

India and Sweden hosted LeadIT Summit 2022 at COP 27

Representative Image SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India and Sweden jointly hosted the Leadership for Industry Transition (LeadIT) Summit on the sidelines of…

2 years ago

Delhi Airport installs 57 EVs; first one in India to do so

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a business under the direction of GMR Airports Infrastructure Limited, has…

2 years ago

415 million people uplifted from poverty between 2005-06 to 2019-21: UNDP

NEW DELHI: According to the latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the…

2 years ago

Climate challenge: Floods in Pakistan and drought in China

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The neighbouring countries of India, Pakistan and China are facing the climate challenges posed by extreme…

2 years ago

India adds 10 more sites to its Ramsar inventory

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Ten more sites in India have been accorded Ramsar status taking the total number of Ramsar…

2 years ago

WHO declares Monkeypox a public health emergency; Delhi reports its first case

Representative Image NEW DELHI: New Delhi on Sunday, July 24, reported its first case of monkeypox virus, making it India’s…

2 years ago

UAE to invest $2 billion for integrated food parks in India

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Under the framework of the four-nation grouping ‘I2U2’, the United Arab Emirates will invest USD 2…

2 years ago

India to surpass China as most populous nation by 2023: UN

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The United Nations released a report titled ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ on the occasion of World…

2 years ago

EcoSingh, US-based Sikh organisation, to plant 400 forests in India

Representative Image WASHINGTON: As part of its climate action, EcoSingh, a US-based Sikh organisation, has declared the planting of 400…

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